After having an all-time passing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Eli Manning looks to lead his New York Giants to victory against the Carolina Panthers in Thursday Night Football action at 8:20 p.m.ET.
The high-profile matchup of QBs with contrasting styles will be on display when the Giants visit the Panthers in a meeting of teams coming off their first wins of the season.
Manning overcame a brutal first half in which he threw three interceptions to finish with 510 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, leading New York to a thrilling 41-34 victory over Tampa Bay. His yardage total was the eighth highest in NFL history, and he passed for 243 in the fourth quarter.
"Nobody wants to start 0-2, so it was a big win, especially after the first half playing poorly," Manning said.
Giants' receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz contributed 199 and 179 yards, respectively, in the Giants win over the Bucs, despite a rough day by the teams secondary in which Josh Freeman victimized for 243 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 completions.
The Giants' secondary will have much work on their hands dealing with Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton. The Giants will have to maintain tight coverage when Newton scrambles to buy time for his receivers, hoping their pass rush helps to contain him.
Newton passed for 253 yards and ran for 71 with two total touchdowns in Carolina's 35-27 victory over New Orleans last week.
The Panthers (1-1) kept the Saints off balance by employing a mix of runs and passes for the athletic Newton -- a problem Carolina won't have to worry about against Manning, a classic drop-back passer.
"You do read option, read option, read option and then get them to play seven or eight in the box and you've got so many variations of plays and passes you can run off that," Newton said.
The Giants and Panthers have split six regular-season meetings, with New York winning three of the last four. The last matchup was Sept. 12, 2010, a 31-18 Giants home victory in which Manning threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns but was also picked off three times.
The previous three meetings have been in New Jersey. The Giants took the last game at Charlotte 27-13 on Dec. 10, 2006, behind three TD passes from Manning.
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